“By partnering with our local community health clinics, who already had infrastructure and resources in place for service and delivery of health care, we leveraged both what they can provide and what we can provide into more than either one of us could do our own.” Bell County Judge David Blackburn The Bell County Indigent Health Care Collaborative received an … [Read more...] about Bell County Indigent Health Care Program Earns National Achievement Award
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Indigent Health Care
County-Run Programs Provide Basic, Optional Services
The Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act of 1985 found in Chapter 61 of the Health and Safety Code requires counties that are not completely covered by a hospital district or public hospital to provide basic health services to indigent residents through a county-run County Indigent Health Care Program (CIHCP). Texas is home to 113 county-administered CIHCPs that cover … [Read more...] about Indigent Health Care
The Cost of County Government
Results of the 2020 Unfunded Mandates Survey
A Collaborative Report by the: Texas Association of Counties, County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas, Texas Conference of Urban Counties, Texas Association of County Auditors and County Treasurers Association of Texas Editor’s Note: This survey was created to help explain the cost of unfunded and underfunded mandates on property tax payers. The … [Read more...] about The Cost of County Government
Never Lose Sight of Service
Indigent Health Care Coordinators Seek Best Possible Patient Outcome
The nuts and bolts of county indigent health care are spelled out in state law. But to many program coordinators, success is based on more than a statute. “We are all one catastrophic event or one major illness away from need,” shared Candy Blair, Collin County public health director for the last 17 years. “Imagine having to ask yourself, ‘Do I eat, or do I fill my … [Read more...] about Never Lose Sight of Service
County Indigent Health Care Q&A: Part 2
Editor’s Note: Our March issue covered the background of county indigent health care, patient eligibility, and county jail inmates. The following completes our two-part series. In 1985, Rita Kelley was serving as the regional planner of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services for the seven-county Central Texas Council of Governments (CTCOG) region. In June of that year, Walt Reedy, … [Read more...] about County Indigent Health Care Q&A: Part 2